Garment-supporter.



0. w. WALLIS.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1908.

Patented 0011.6, 1908.

INVENTO/e Aftorncy VVITNE CHARLES WILLIAM WALLIS, OF Los ANGEL'ES,CALIFORNIA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTELR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application-filed June 11, 1908. Serial No. 437,984.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. WA LIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of.California, have invented" 'certain new and useful Im rovements inGarment- Sup porters; and I o hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

improvements in garment hangers especially designed for holdingtrousers, skirts, etc., to prevent the same from wrinkling.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention 1s illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hanger. perspective vieWof one of the clasps for holdmg the garment. Fig. 3 is a cross sectionalview through the telescoping sections of the hanger, and Fig. 4 is adetail sectional .yiew through the clamp fastened to. one of thesections.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andA designate two of the sectlons of the hanger which are hollow, thelatter' telescoping within the former and guided in its longitudinalmovements by'means 'of an eye B which projects from the section A andextends through an elongated slot 0 formed in the section A. Fastened toone end of the section A is a wire D which encircles the section and isbent to form an eye D.

E designates a hook having one end bent to form an eye E, and Fdesignates a flat resilient band or strap of any suitable metal, theends of which engage the loops G and G, the former of which is fastenedto the eye D and the latter to the eye B upon the telescoping section A.

Fastened to the outer end of the two sections A and A are the clampingmembers H, each constructed preferab y of .aresilient metahand havingindented portions H which This invention relates to new and useful- Fig.2 is an enlarged detail,

engage the sections upon which they are mounted and form means forsecurely holding said clamping members in position thereon. Eachof saidclamping members has a clamping arm II between which the garment to besupported is to be clamped frictionally. A clamp holding member,designated by letter K, has arms which are pivotally mounted upon a pin-L assing through the two arms of the clam mg member H and each of saidmembers has a laterally projecting lug O forming a handle whereby thesaid member H may be moved into or out of engagement with the arms H ofsaidclamping member. By the provision of the resi iheld at all times'inextended positions.

In operation, the garment to be supported is placed between the clampingarms and the latter pressed together in frictional engagement with thearticle after which, by swinging down the clamp holding members K, thearms -H may be securely held in clamping relation against the garment orother art cle.

By reason'of the telescoping of the sections, the hanger may be adjustedto different lengths as will be readily understood.

When the garment hanger is not in use, it maybe reduced to a compactform convenient for carrying from place to place.

What I claim to be new is:

1. A garment hanger comprising sections each telescoping one within theother, an eye carried by one of said sections and ada ted to be guidedin a longitudinal slot in t e other, a hook, aistrap fastened to saideye and also to the outer section, and clamping means carried by saidsections, as set forth.

2. A garment hanger comprising sections each telescoping one within theother, an eye carried by one of said sections and ada ted to be guidedin a longitudinal slot in t e other, an eye upon the outer of said entstrap F, the parts of the device may be 4 in the other, an eye upon theouter of said sections,' a hook, a resilient'strap fastened at its endsto said eyes and passing through an eye upon said hook, clamping membershaving portions which surround the outer ends of said sections, andindentures formed in said clamping members for holding the same upon thesections, as set forth.

4. A garment hanger comprising sections each telescoping one Within theother, an eye carried by one of said sections and ada ted to be guidedin a longitudinal slot in the other, an eye upon the outer of saidsections, a hook, a strap fastened at its ends to said eyes and passingthrough an eye upon said hook, clamping members fastened one to theouterend of each section and having resilient arms, pivotal clamp holdingmenibers mounted upon the arms of said clamps and each having alaterally projecting lug, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. CHARLILS WILLIAM WALLIS. Witnesses:

FRANK ALLEN FERGUSON, BARTON DARLINGTON.

